樣 (joeng6 joeng6*2 | yang4) : shape; sample; type

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樣

joeng6 joeng6*2

yang4

[1] shape; form; appearance; looks
[2] sample; model; pattern; specimen
[3] type; kind; sort; variety

The variant pronunciation joeng6*2 is applicable to many 'colloquial' cases for the first two meanings.

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

樣 / 样

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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一樣 jat1 joeng6 yi1 yang4 = the same

點樣 dim2 joeng6*2 dian3 yang4 = how? 粵

怎樣 zam2 joeng6 zen3 yang4 = how? 國

點樣做 dim2 joeng6*2 zou6 dian3 yang4 zuo4 = how to do 粵

怎樣做 zam2 joeng6*2 zou6 zen3 yang4 zuo4 = how to do 國

嗰樣 go2 joeng6 ge4 yang4 = that type; that kind 粵

呢樣 ni1 joeng6 ni1 yang4 = this type; this kind 粵

一模一樣 jat1 mou4 jat1 joeng6 yi1 mu2 yi2 yang4 = Identical

這樣 ze2 joeng6 zhe4 yang4 = such; like this, this way, so 國

噉樣 gam2 joeng6*2 = this way; that way 粵
See all 96 compounds (CantoDict reports 99 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 25 examples containing 樣

北京的天氣怎麼樣？國
How's the weather in Beijing?

就算係噉樣又點呀？粵
Even if that's the case, so what?
[Lit. even if is that way, then how [particle]?]

北京嗰度嘅天氣點樣？粵
How's the weather over there in Beijing?
[The 嗰度 is optional.]

有樣嘢我唔明白粵
There's something I don't understand.

噉樣做為咗搵佢出嚟粵
This way is to find him out.

我有樣嘢送畀你粵
I've got something to give you.

做乜嚇成噉樣啊？粵
Why are you so frightened?
[Lit. do what scare completely this-way [particle]?]

嘩！你個男朋友咁鬼樣衰㗎! 粵
Oh my god! Your boyfriend is so ugly!

我真係唔明白佢點解噉樣做嘅。粵
I really don't understand why he does it this way.

使乜噉樣做呀？粵
Why is it necessary to do it this way? [Implication: Don't do it this way.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 樣
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